Sandoval, Mathias

Mr. Mathias F. Sandoval serves as an Independent Director of A. O. Smith Corporation . He has been a director of the Company since October, 2010. He is a member of the Personnel and Compensation Committee and the Nominating and Governance Committee. Mr. Sandoval was chief executive officer and president of Phelps Dodge International Corporation from 2001 to 2012 and executive vice president of its parent company, General Cable Corporation, where he was chief executive officer and president of General Cable’s Rest of World segment, from 2007 to 2012. He began his 28-year career in the wire and cable industry as a process engineer in Phelps Dodge’s Costa Rican operation and held numerous executive management positions at Phelps Dodge, including general manager of the Honduras-based business, president of the Venezuelan operations, vice president of the Global Aluminum Business Segment, and vice president of the Global Energy Segment. General Cable Corporation is a leader in the development, design, manufacture, marketing and distribution of copper, aluminum and fiber optic wire and cable products for the energy, industrial, specialty and communications markets. Since July, 2013, Mr. Sandoval has been advising the executive group of Grupo Terra, a privately held diversified investment company with significant operations in Central and South America in the energy, oil, infrastructure, retail and real estate development sectors.

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